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MFMC BYLAWS

Article III, Section 7, B. Forfeiture. If dues are not received by /November 1/ --January 1--, a member shall be considered delinquent and shall be so notified. Any member whose dues are in arrears for more than a year shall be considered to have forfeited membership and shall be dropped from the rolls.

Article XII, Section 2. All dues are payable on or before the first of /November/ --December--, and clubs will be considered delinquent thereafter.

A. SENIOR DIVISION.

1. Active Membership Dues.

a) Organization Members. Senior Clubs and organizations federated as active members shall pay annual dues of /$9.00/--$6.00-- per capita, on all classes of membership, minimum $/90.00/--60.00--.

B. STUDENT/COLLEGIATE DIVISION.

1. Active Membership Dues.

a) Organization members. Student/Collegiate Organizations actively federated /with 80 members or less/ shall pay annual dues at the rate of$/1.25/--1.00-- per capita on all classes of members, with a minimum of $/25.00/--20.00 plus Music Clubs Magazine subscription--.

C. JUNIOR DIVISION,

1. Active Membership Dues.

a) Organization Members. Junior Organizations actively federated shall pay annual dues at the rate of $/1.40/--1.00-- per capita on all classes of membership with a minimum of $/28.00/--20.00--. This shall include a one year subscription to Junior Keynotes for the counselor. Additional teachers in the same organization must also subscribe to Junior Keynotes /for $6 each./

2. Associate Membership Dues. Associate Junior Organizations shall pay dues of $20.00. /High Schools with over 80 Members shall pay annual dues of $100.00./

STANDING RULES:

1. Music Service in the Community: Choral Music; Sacred Music; /Together We Sing/--Hymn of the Month--; Crusade for Strings; Chamber Music; Orchestras; Music Outreach; National Music Week; Most Musical Family; Citations.

7. Junior Festivals.

a) The State fee for Festivals is /$1.00/--sixty cents ($.60)-- per individual entry in addition to the NFMC fee as shown on the NFMC form, /with forty cents ($.40) to be used for Junior Awards./

8. Awards & Competitions

d) For support of IPFAC State Award Program, clubs use as a guideline /a/--as-- minimum contribution of /$1.00/--fifty ($.50)-- per member.

13.State Convention,

Add c) and renumber: Each club will be assessed $45.00 per Senior Club for State Convention and Fall Board to send Delegate, whether or not they attend.

It is the desire of the Missouri Federation of Music clubs to uphold the honor and dignity of the music profession by working with musicians and music educators in the State of Missouri to:

1. Recognize, support and promote American music and American artists.

2. Encourage music education and raise the standard of teaching.

3. Promote a better appreciation of the music profession by the public.

We, the members of the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs, hereby adopt this Code of Ethics.

1. Members shall at all times conduct themselves in a fashion which will reflect credit upon the MFMC, maintaining the highest standard of professional conduct and personal integrity.

2. Members shall respect the reputation of colleagues and shall refrain from making false or malicious statements about colleagues. Members shall be generous in their behavior towards their colleagues, taking care to give credit where credit is due in all matters pertaining to the profession.

3. Members shall abide by the spirit as well as the letter of all rules and regulations of events sponsored by the MFMC. In particular, they shall be vigilant in guarding against conflicts of interests in competitive events.

4. Members shall be truthful in all promotion and advertising. The terms of their arrangements with performing musicians shall be made clearly in advance. The terms of their arrangements with students shall be communicated clearly in advance.

5. Members shall respect a student’s right to obtain instruction from the teacher of his or her choice.

State President: Connie Craig

1st V President: Annette Mayhew

2nd V President: Marschnee Strong

Treasurer: Duane Langley

Recording Secretary: Marlana Strasburg

Corresponding Secretary: Patti Grimmett

Chaplain: Judy Shaw

Parliamentarian: Donna Kinslow

Keith Bass for "The Moonlight Waltz", student of Judy Wingate

Class III: (ages 13-15)

Brandon Kim for "Diabolical Dances", student of Ayako Tsuruta

Class IV: (ages 16-18)

Olivia Bennett for "Imagination", student of Carlyle Sharpe

Madeline Stoces for "The Queen's Tale", student of Jennifer Harkey

Congratulations! Good luck at Nationals!

May 1st

$2,000 The Anne Gannett Award for Veterans

$1,750 NFMC Dr. Ouida Keck Professional Development Award

$1,000 NFMC U.S. Armed Forces American Music Award

$1,000 Lana M. Bailey Piano Concerto Award

$400 NFMC Dance Award (Jazz, Lyrical or Tap)

May 15th

$300 NFMC American Music Club Award

$250 American Music NFMC Junior Club Award

$100 American Women Composer Club Awards

$100 NFMC Just JAZZ! Club Awards

May 1st

Radio/Television/Newspaper/Internet Report to Marlana Strasburg

May 15th

NFMC American Music Reports go to Region chair, Carla Johnson. NFMC American Music Contest Entries go to Deborah Freeman

May 31st

Junior Club Rating Report to national chair, Gilda Hendricks

National Music Week to Dianne Lemaire

June 30th

Senior Club Rating Report to Annette Mayhew